Elliot knight biography
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Elliot Knight Biography
Jul 10, Birth Place:
Birmingham, England, UK
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Elliot Knight was born on July 10[2], in Birmingham, United Kingdom to Stuart and Lorna Knight, who are both teachers. He studied at Manor Primary School in Streetly, where he had his first experience on stage. While at King Edward VI Aston School, one of Elliot's teachers encouraged him to apply for drama schools.[1] Eventually, he became a student at Manchester School of Theatre, where he graduated in from the BA (Hons) Acting course.[3] Elliot's first professional acting experience was in Sky1's Sinbad, a lead role he won just before his graduation from drama school.[4] The series premiered in , but was cancelled after one season.[1][5] The same year, he was cast in Alastair Paton's Boys.[6] Since then, Elliot has gone on to star in BBC O
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Elliot Knight
Elliot Knight grew up in the United Kingdom with parents who were teachers with some theatrical background. That opened him up to the world of acting and eventually studied at the Manchester Metropolitan School of Theatre, graduating in But before he was even done with school, Knight was cast as the lead role in "Sinbad" (Sky 1 ). While the show only lasted one year, the experience of being a leading man helped Knight get regular work in TV, appearing on episodes of "Law & Order: UK" (ITV ) and "How to Get Away with Murder" (ABC ).
He starred in the short-lived British drama "By Any Means" (BBC One ) and made more of a name for himself in America as the magician Merlin on the fifth season of the fairy-tale show "Once Upon a Time" (ABC ). After that, he was a lead on the short-lived mystery show "American Gothic" (CBS ). A one-off appearance on the show "No Tomorrow" (The CW ) eventually led to Knight starring as Wes alongside Lucy Hale in the dramedy "Life Sentence"